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Scholarship winner Blair Dickens pulls off double feat
Blair Dickens, of Skippers, Virginia, wasn’t present when Mary Duncan announced that the 2024 Greensville County High School graduate was the recipient of the 2024 $1,000 Moses Archie Clements Scholarship before The Crossing on Saturday. William & Mary-bound Dickens was busy with another commitment that ended successfully by winning the Miss Isle of Wight County Fair title.
Honda North Carolina Manufacturing now exclusive U.S. ATV manufacturer
Honda North Carolina Manufacturing (NCM) recently celebrated 40 years of production in the Tar Heel State with a ribbon cutting for new weld and paint operations for its ATVs. These improvements are part of a $21.5 million investment that will complete the establishment of NCM as the exclusive manufacturing facility for Honda ATVs in North America. Honda also announced that NCM will become the first Honda production facility in the North American region to manufacture future electrified Honda powersports and power equipment products.
Henrico officials receive community input on proposed comprehensive plan update
Henrico NEXT, the county’s new comprehensive plan detailing what the future may hold for the area in the next 20 years, has entered the next stage of development – gauging community input on proposed goals through a course of community listening sessions and surveys. The initial goals of...
WCOTA holds 47th annual Farm Heritage Days
The 47th annual Warren County Old Threshers Association’s (WCOTA) Farm Heritage Days was held August 9 through 11 at the Agricultural Heritage Museum near Warrenton. “We’re here for the county,” said Lori Hargis, representative for WCOTA. “We want to put a little sunlight on all the tractors each year and share their history.”
Plane headed to Connecticut makes emergency landing in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTNH) — A commercial flight on its way to Connecticut made an emergency landing in Raleigh Thursday morning after reports of a possible odor in the cabin, according to representatives with American Airlines. FlightAware records show American Airlines 2392 took off from Charlotte Douglas International Airport at 7:19 a.m. and was expected to […]
Woman hit, killed by car on Poole Road in Raleigh
A woman was killed after being hit by a car Thursday night in Raleigh. Around 9:38 p.m., Raleigh police officers responded to the Poole Road and Beverly Drive intersection, where a woman had been hit by a car. She was taken to the hospital, where she later died. Police are...
Cumberland County Library Holding Friends of the Library Book Sale This Weekend
The Cumberland County Public Library is hosting its much-anticipated Public Book Sale from August 16 to 18 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This quarterly event, organized by the Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library, kicks off today at the Headquarters Library, and you won’t want to miss it!. Presenting...
VGCC Health Sciences students honored at joint pinning ceremony
On the evening of July 24, the Vance-Granville Community College School of Health Sciences’ Medical Assisting and Practical Nursing programs honored 14 students at their first joint pinning ceremony. Family, friends, faculty, and Vance-Granville leadership attended the ceremony, which took place at the College’s Henderson Civic Center. Vice...
Haliwa-Saponi Back To School Drive held
Area students and parents prepared for the return to school during the Haliwa-Saponi Back To School Drive held on Saturday morning at the C.H. Richardson Building. The event was sponsored by Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School, The Fade Room (which provided free/discounted haircuts for students), Phi Sigma Nu Fraternity (Nu Delta Chapter), Alpha Pi Omega Sorority (Kappa Pi Chapter), and the Grand Council of Sigma Omicron Epsilon Sorority.
Cape Fear's newly hired basketball coach 'ready to be in the conversation' ahead of new season
Cape Fear basketball has a new man in charge ahead of the 2024–25 high school year. Former Colts basketball player and JV head coach Rico Mitchell has been named the new varsity head coach after the departure of Alphonza Kee over the summer. ...
UNC Health Johnston plans to appeal decision to block expansion of Clayton campus
State regulators have blocked plans to expand by UNC Health in Johnston County.Earlier this year, UNC Health Johnston submitted applications to the North Carolina Department of Health for more than $100 million worth of expansions at its hospitals in Clayton and Smithfield.The health system proposed adding 12 acute care beds to the Clayton hospital on NC Highway 42 and the Smithfield Hospital on Brightleaf Boulevard.The NCDHHS approved the plans for the Smithfield hospital but denied the plan for Clayton.Following the denial UNC Health Johnston said it "plans to appeal the decision" because it "believes the expansion of its Clayton campus is needed to keep up with the growing demand in the region."UNC Health Johnston said it's working to address questions raised in the denial.
Passenger dead, 2 drivers airlifted in Sampson County head-on crash; no one was wearing seat belts, troopers say
DELWAY, N.C. (WNCN) — One person is dead after two vehicles collided head-on at U.S. 421 near N.C. 903 in Sampson County on Thursday afternoon. Shawn Dale Davis of Rose Hill died in the wreck which happened about 10 miles south of Clinton, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Rocky Mount City Manager on administrative leave starting Friday
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) - An Eastern Carolina city abruptly announced Thursday that its city manager will be taking administrative leave. Keith Rogers Jr. has been serving as Rocky Mount City Manager since March 2023. His leave is effective Friday. Peter Varney will be sworn in as Interim City Manager...
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